Josh VanMeter

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 198lb (178cm, 89kg)

Born: March 10, 1995 in Ossian, IN us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 5th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Norwell HS (Ossian, IN).

High School: Norwell HS (Ossian, IN)

Debut: May 5, 2019 (Age 24-056d, 21,879th in major league history)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Not Updated

Agents: Sterling Sports Management

Full Name: Josh Michael VanMeter

Nicknames: Meat Sauce

Pronunciation: \VAN-meter\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

743

153

.206

RBI

OBP

.293

SLG

.347

OPS

.640

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-15 / in Starts: 7-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 79 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	55 (27-17-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 79 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (24-15-8)

Most Driven In
Self	2
P Smith	1
J Rojas	1
J Jay	1
T Locastro	1
D Varsho	0
W Mathisen	0

Most Driven In By
C Walker	2
Self	2
D Peralta	1
T Stephenson	1
T Barnhart	1
K Calhoun	1
D Varsho	0
S Akiyama	0

2020 Batting Game Log

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2020 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	96	2 (1)	Jul 25	CIN		DET	L,4-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			1	1.41	0.069	1.49	0.04%	0.28	PH DH
2	97	3	Jul 26	CIN		DET	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	5	1.32	-0.053	1.44	-0.04%	-0.32	2B
3	98	4	Jul 27	CIN		CHC	L,7-8	6-GF	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.375	.000	.375	6	1.73	0.026	2.05	0.02%	-0.79	PH DH
4	99	5	Jul 28	CIN		CHC	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	6	.67	-0.076	.77	-0.05%	-0.91	2B
5	100	6	Jul 29	CIN		CHC	W,12-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	5						1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	101	8 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	CIN	@	DET	W,4-3	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	7	.50	-0.041	.47	-0.02%	-0.97	1B
7	102	12 (3)	Aug 5	CIN	@	CLE	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.176	.000	.176	7	1.18	-0.067	1.26	-0.04%	-0.62	2B
8	103	17 (4)	Aug 11	CIN		KCR	W,6-5	6-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.158	.000	.158	5	1.49	-0.076	1.63	-0.05%	-0.61	PH DH
9	104	18	Aug 12	CIN		KCR	L,4-5	7-9	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.238	.235	.473	8	2.66	0.278	3.05	0.19%	1.40	PH 1B 2B
10	105	19	Aug 13	CIN		PIT	L,6-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.200	.190	.390	7	.72	-0.086	.85	-0.06%	-1.51	2B
11	106	20	Aug 14	CIN		PIT	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.207	.240	.447	6	.56	-0.049	.64	-0.03%	-0.63	2B
12	107	21	Aug 19 (1)	CIN	@	KCR	L,0-4	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.188	.214	.402	7	.40	-0.033	.44	-0.02%	-0.76	2B
13	108	23 (1)	Aug 20	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.167	.188	.354	7	.84	-0.108	1.11	-0.09%	-1.50	DH
14	109	24	Aug 21	CIN	@	STL	W,4-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.158	.176	.334	7	.94	-0.053	1.20	-0.04%	-0.47	DH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Arizona Diamondbacks
15	110	45	Sep 10	ARI		LAD	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.167	.211	.377	2	1.32	0.030	.02	0.00%	0.16	2B
16	111	47 (1)	Sep 12	ARI		SEA	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.073	.174	.195	.369	7	.88	0.038	.02	0.00%	0.05	2B
17	112	48	Sep 13	ARI		SEA	L,3-7	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.216	.244	.460	2	1.76	0.200	.02	0.00%	1.47	3B
18	113	50 (1)	Sep 16	ARI	@	LAA	W,9-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.196	.220	.416	2	.50	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-1.21	2B
19	114	51	Sep 17	ARI	@	LAA	L,3-7	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.111	.213	.222	.435	2	.26	-0.008	.00	0.00%	0.98	2B
20	115	52	Sep 18	ARI	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.215	.224	.440	2	.92	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.41	3B
21	116	53	Sep 19	ARI	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.217	.213	.431	2	.97	0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.22	2B
22	117	54	Sep 20	ARI	@	HOU	L,2-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.214	.210	.424	1	1.43	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.18	2B
23	118	55	Sep 22	ARI		TEX	W,7-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.113	.214	.210	.424	4						2B
24	119	58 (2)	Sep 25 (2)	ARI		COL	W,11-5	CG(7)	5	4	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.227	.258	.484	2	.71	0.191	.00	0.00%	2.00	2B
25	120	59	Sep 26	ARI		COL	L,3-10	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.228	.257	.485	8	.56	0.062	.00	0.00%	1.15	2B
26	121	60	Sep 27	ARI		COL	W,11-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.228	.257	.485	2						PR 2B
							11-15		79	70	9	9	3	0	2	6	7	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	.129	.228	.257	.485		.93	0.139	.55	-0.19%	-3.62

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